Land-drain.



" LANnnRAIN.

Lorenzi'.-

VILLLAM W. BONSON, F DUBUQU'E, IOWA, ASSIGNOR T O COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.

Specification of Letters Ifatent.

GEORGE S. WRIGHT, OF

rai-@atea Aug. 12,1513.

Application filed October 30, 1912. Serial No. 728,527.

I To all w/lom z' may concer/n Be it known that I, fuman 1V. lloNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque,v in the county of Dubuque and lState. oi.1 Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Land-Drains,

of which the following is a specification.

tends down to porous or My invention relates to land drains and particularly such as dispose :of thewater into water receiving earth, and one et my objects is to collect the Water by gravity out of the soil from a long radius around the drain and to provide means for clarifying the surface water before it is disposed of Ainto the earth, `whereby the drain is prevented troni clogging.

A further object is to provide means for disposing ot the Water and sediment that collects in horizontalland drains Without delivering the same onto adjoining lands. y

The specification and Pdrawing will de'- scribe and illustrateboth the construction and manner or" operation and show how it may be used to a goed adrantage.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my device. F ig. is a Vertical section of the body and the upper length of the ldrain pipe. Fig. 3 shows a vertical section of the'drain pipe, with the lengths in position, and also ot the cover. Fig. si is a perspective View of the device with the horizontal drain entering the body below lthe Wing. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 are perspective views of details.

Lilie characters of references denote corresponding part-s ineach of the figures.

Having reference to the drawings 2 designates the clarifying member which is composed of an Aoblong curved body 4, closed at the ends` 5, and open at the bottom. A short distance above the base 6 of thc member is a Wing 8 which surrounds the niem- .ber 2 and projects considerabledistancev out at substantially right angles to the body 4. rlhe Whole clarifying member is preferably made 'of 'porous material and may be east in a single piece including the surrounding Wing.' The member may be supplied with lateral openings 10.' ln the center of Athis member is set a drain pipe 12, which ex- Water disposing earth. lt is composed of lengths preferably composed of. porous material. In certain soils Where there is considerable strain the lenths may be'vitrified. One end or' t-aeh le1., rlv'i torni-ed into corrugaticns orwaves 1G, thouglrinstead of these corrugations the end may be flat with small holes 14 laterally through the length 15 near the top, as shown in F ig. 7 thereby furnishing lateral water communications through the length at or near the top. The other end ot each length is increased in size or `is formed into abell or cup 17 having the shoulder 18 and the bell portion extending seme distance below the shoulder, so that` .when the shoulder' sets upon the endof the lengt-h below,

there will be a space 19 around the lover length between the topl vportion of the length and the insiderof the bell. This space 19 furnishes not only a' passage for the water up around the Water communications 14 and 16, but also furnishes a small clarifyingchamber at vthe base of each length. ln certain kinds of soil these enlarged ends may extend doWn lseveral inches and form a large clarifying chamber at the junction of two contiguous lengths.

Over the top of the drain pipe 12 incertain lands or at certain times may be placed a cap wvhich rests4V upon the corrugations 16 or end of the upper length. This 'cap is not a necessity and may be dispensed with Where the clarifying member is used.- This cap may be preferably vflat on the top and of bell shape beneath and the bell, surrounding the upper portion of the upper length the same as the bell portion surrounds the pipe, leaving the space 19 for the passage of the water and for clarifying purposes. In the practical use of this part of the drain an opening is sunk in theground of tlie'size of the Wing 8 to a. depth `that is sufficient. to protect the member, from frost When the member is covered. byV the earth.' Then there is sunk another opening of the size and depth or a little deeper than the. base G below the Wing 8; In the center ofthis opening is sunk an opening down to Water dis-v posing earth. One of the lengths v15 is then sunk down to the bottom of the opening, with the bell portion 17 downward on the. bottom of the opening, and upon ,this length is set another lengthv with the shoulder of the bell portion resting on'the top of the length below, and the bell prtion around upperend of the other lengths of the drain' the lateral openings 14 and 16-and so on,

ivaler passages and Clarifying spaces i9 at the junetui'e. oil the couplings of the lengths. rl'he (darli-.ving ineinher ifs then set. in the opening` over ihe drain -pe l2 with 'the Wing restinfil lirinly on the ground and the hase (i projecting donn into the. second openaround the drain pipe, The Clarifying nieniher is then Covered with earth to the depth lo prot-eet from frost or injury in ii'afel over it. V 'it will be i'il'iservinl that, in v device pro- .if'idef-i for a large clarifying space not only in the body or the nieinber 2, but below the .vingi and bose? and also'at the coupling of the lengths. The 'water will lter vor seep through the porous member 2 and through the opening '10 and doivn under the base o and i'iil the part 4,- ot the member up to the top ot the drain pipe and up under the cap El), thrt'iugh the laterzzl openings into the drain pipe l2. "illhere there is a Considerable lion' ol water, then the emp may be removed and the. water allowed to pass down direelly into the drain pipe. es the Water will be elarilieil and become settled in the l ase. of the rneinliier "lllhen the. deviee is to be used in Connection with what 's known as horizontal drains, shown in Figs. 1 and 4, for the purpose of disposing oir' the Water and sediinent eolleeting in those horizontal drains there :made an opening-252 in each end of the. eurve bod)Y portion 1l of the member Q and into these openings is inserted onoend oig o herr/:ontal drain pipe 24 4and in the other end oi.I the member 2 is; inserted the end ot another horizontal drain pipe 25. in the ope fation of this portion of my invention the water and sediment, from suhstantiall'i7 horizontal drain pipes Will pass in through said drain pipes 2i and 25 into the nienilier 2 where the unter will settle in the bottoni ot the member 2 and then when there. is suliieient 'Water to fill all of clarifying Space.. up to the top of the drain pipe 2 it will run over into ille pipe and be disposed oi" in 'water disposing; oai-ih.

it, will be seen by this inode ot construetion and :use that. iu lire laying of substantiulliv horizontal drains when the drain pipe i,

s laid igo a hill or mound7 instead of cutting; hrouggh the hill, one of these drains can be nserted in the `:rroiiuul'ainl dispose oiE the. water and sediment, from the horizontal pipe into the earth et the base of the hill und then the horizontal d `ain can l e`eon- 'tinued beyond the hill. Ur when it comes to the end. ot`lihe drain on the owners land, the n'ater muy be disposed ot into the ground and not onto the land of a neighboring" fai-in. it. will also be Seen that; by means ot this construction, oi coupling the dii?i 'terenii lenfrths oit the drain pipe together,- lhot. the drain "il d raw the 'waler by ,eiavilv l'or n vel radius oround the i l l il neven-2'? drain pipe and it will act as a drain lo the bottoni. oit the lusty length of the pipe7 and the water will be elariiied al.. the couplings and pass through the lateral openings in the. drain pipe in a clear and pure condition.

Having now described rn'v invention what l elaiin is:

l. ln o device oi"- the character described, a drain sunk in the ground und Composed oi individual leiigths set one upon the other, und means lConnected with the lengthsl for 'forming n Water clarifying space :it the. junction of tivo lengths.

9. ln a. Ydevice of the character described, a drain pipe sunk in the ground and eo1nposed of a'plurality of lengths sot one upon the. other and one end of each length provided with Writer communications with the inside of the length and 'the other end of increased size. and adapted to eneoinpase the end und the water communicatione nLl i next succeeding length below 3. iin a. device. of the chaaeter described, a dij-ein pipe sunk in the ground and eeniposed of individual lengths, the lengths provided with lateral openings near one end and the. other end of the .lengths increased in size :1nd adopted to surround the openings through the end of the next lower lengtl and rest upon said lou'er length.

li. in a device of the Character described, a drain sunk in the ground and Composed of a i'ilnralit)v ot lengths, one. end oit' a length provided with water eoinnniuiezitions with the inside oin the length and the other end of bell shape adapted to encompass the ond of the length below and rest thereon.

5. ln a device of the character described, n drain sunl in the ground and Composed oit a pluralityoil individual lengths set i `o upon the other and4 one. end ol length' provided Vith water eonniuiuieations with tho inside, of said individual length and the other end ol the length increased in .sr/:e and adapted to encompass the openings in the. next. slu'zreedingr length below une provide a. elar'ityinkif spaee at the, lower end o'l the upper length.

il. ln :i device ot the elioraeler deserihed.

a drain pipe sunk in the. `ofrouiul and coinposed of a plurality ot lengths set one upon the other and one end ot each length pro-- vided with lateral Water eoinniuniealions through the length and the other rnd ot increased size and adapted to ewannpao the openings in the next. si'ieeeedioig length bei low, and a. enp for lho drain pipe secured over the top of the pipe.

7. ln :i device of the character described,` a druin pipe sunk in the ground and oomposed of a plurality ot .lengths one upon .the other and one end oi eaeh length provided `svilh lateral Water eonnnnni oei ions through the side ot the. lengtJr n, and 'he other end ot the length of hell shape and adapted il (i tinuous drain pipe to w to encompass the end of the next succeeding length below and furnish a clarifying space around the upper ond ot the lower length, and a cap secured over the top of the drain,

pipe.

8. In a device ot the character described, a drain sunk in the. ground to water disposing earth and formed of a plurality of.

a. drain sunk in the ground to Water dis` posing earth and composed of a plurality of lengths one end ot' each ,length provided with lateral openings and the other end of bell shape and adapted to surround the openings in the end of the length below and rest upon the lower length, and a cap for the upper length formed in bell shape and adapted to surround the upper end of a lower length and provide a clarifying space around the uppei1 end ot said lower length.

l0. In a device of the character described,

a plurality of individual lengths or drain pipe set one upon another forming a coni tei' receivinv earth, each individual lengt?. provided with lateral-openings through the .pipe at one end and the. other end formed into substantially'bell shape and provided with a shou'ldei' within the bell and adapted to surround the openings of the length below and bring the shoulder into en agementwith the 'top of the. lower lengt I tained thereon, and a cap ttor lsaid drain also formed in substantially bell shape surrounding the upper end ofthe top length and resting thereon. i

l1.A Ina device of the character described, a drainsunk'in the ground and composed V or' individual lengths set one upon the other,

' a' clarifying member around the upper end of thedrain and a Wingl connected 'tot-he member and restin on the ground.

l2. In a device ot the character described, a drain sunk inthe ground, anu a claritying member around the upper end of the drain consisting of a. body closed. at the top and open at the base, and a. wing secured to the body and adapted to i'est on the ground whereby a clarifying space for the water is provided in the base ofthe member.

13. In a. device of the character described,

-a clarifying member comprising a bodv closedat the top and open at the bottoni,

a wingsecured to theluidv above the base and adapted to rest on the wound around th'ibase. said member turna-suing a ciariiyand be susingl space t'or. the water below the wing', in combination with a drain vpipe sunk in. the ground with its upper end projecting up within the member to near the top of the clarifying member.

lst. ln a. device of the character described drain. sunk in the `ground and composed oi individual lengths, and means connected the drain and providedwith a wingadapted to rest upon the ground.

1G. In a device of the character described, a drain pipe sunk inthe ground and coinposed oi.' individual lengths one end of each length provided with lat-eral Awater communications into said length and the other end increasedin size and adapted to surround said water'communications in a lower` length and toi-in a'claril'ying space at the unction ot' two lengths, in combination with y clarifying member entirely closed except at the bottom and a wing surrounding said member above the base and furnishing a ioo i clarifying- '.ipace in the member and below the plane' of vthe wing. L l ,17. In a device of the character described 'a horizontally disposed draina vertical disposed drain and a water .clarifying member for connectingthe two'drains together.

18. ln a device of the character described, and in combination with a. horizontally disposed drain, a vertically disposed drain sunk iii the ground, and means for receiving the. water and sediment from t'he horizontalA drain and delivering the water wit-hout sediment into the vert-ical drain.

19, ln a device ot the character described, and in combination with Va horizontal drain,- a-drain sunk in the ground beneath the hori- Zontal drain to water disposing dept-hs, and means for connecting the two drains t0- gether to vfurnish watercommunications froni the horizontal drain into the 'vertical drain and clarifying the water in its passage between the two drains. v

- 20; ln device of the character described, and in combination with a'h'orizontally disposed drain, a drain sunk in the ground to water disposing earth, and :L clarifying inember for 'connect-ing the two drains together a'nd tui'iiishing'water cominuuications from the horizontal to the vertically disposed drain. i 

